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Circulatory System
Question | Answer |
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artery | moves blood away from heart |
vein | moves blood back to heart |
capillary | connects veins and arteries, allows for exchange of nutrients and oxygen with body parts |
lungs | where oxygen is picked up from |
pulmonary circulation | blood moving to and from the lungs |
systemic circulation | blood moving to and from the body |
blood vessels | tubes that carry blood, made of smooth muscle |
heart | made of cardiac tissue, pumps blood |
platelets | sticky part of blood |
plasma | liquid part of blood made of water, sugars, nutrients, minerals and proteins |
hemoglobin | protein in red blood cells |
oxygen | what red blood cells carry |
white blood cells | police force of the blood, attacks intruders and defends |
blood type | determined by your genetic make up, can be A, B, AB, or O. |
ventricle | lower chamber of the heart |
atrium | upper chamber of the heart |
pathogens | disease causing cells |
cells | capillaries provide nutrients and oxygen to individual __________. |